LOCAL
County aid and industrial arts make for productive partners
“What goes around comes around.” The Chisago Lakes High School industrial arts program gave back to the county recently, in a nice full circle moment. Chisago Lakes was one of several educational grant recipients, a couple years ago as Chisago County dispersed a portion of American Recovery Act/Covid 19 funding.
Shafer City Council discusses second addition to Shafer Meadows
Shafer City Council held a regular meeting April 15. All members were present.
Clay Hamann
Clay Allen Hamann, age 64, passed away after a valiant fight for more than 20 years with Parkinson’s. Son of Wayne and Karen Hamann, he was born in St. Paul, MN on November 30, 1960. He participated in Boy Scouts, Panola Rockets 4-H club and graduated from Chisago Lakes High …
Thank you for reading today
Last week we mailed out our blue renewal cards. I know that many of you have taken advantage of our early renewal coupon we ran for a month. If you have renewed already, you do not have to call us, I am sure the card and your payment just crossed …
Realizing the error of my ways
Life is all about trying new things, and that is never more obvious than in food. There are so many things that I thought I didn’t like as a kid, and it was either because one time I had something with a similar ingredient I didn’t like, or the simple …
CLJSTC takes first step towards pond, phragmites remediation
Is a bird in the hand really worth two in the bush, or in this case, the reeds? For the Chisago Lakes Joint Sewage Treatment Commission the answer, after lengthy discussion about using a trusted engineering firm versus somebody new, was yes.
Chisago City lacks enthusiasm for Lindstrom plan to convert city offices for police headquarters
The Chisago City Council devoted most of an April 8 workshop session to discussing two options for remodeling the existing Lindstrom City Offices and Community Center as a new home for the Lakes Area Police Department (LAPD). The options were part of an architectural evaluation of the city hall commissioned …
Stacy City Council briefs.....
Stacy City Council met April 8 for a regular meeting. Council member Mike Hoppe was absent.
Council: Motel debris enforcement; bond package for fire truck
Taylors Falls council adopted a resolution Monday night this week on a 5-0 vote officially designating the burned-down Springs Inn as a “hazardous building.” This starts the clock ticking on abatement of piles of debris remaining at the site, and notifies the property owner the city has set a deadline …
North Branch moves clean up day disposal to township hall west of freeway
The North Branch City Composting Site opens April 26 and the citywide “cleanup day” is also happening that same date— but this year the disposal location for cleanup day items is being moved to west of the freeway, at North Branch Township Hall. The township and city share the same …
Celebrating county first responders
The second week in April each year is dedicated to America's FIRST first responders. Our Chisago County dispatchers are highly trained multi-tasking employees. They handle every 911 emergency and non-emergency call placed to the Chisago County Sheriff's Office, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year. …
A hunting we will go...
Paradise Park in Chisago City was the place to be Saturday, April 12. Hundreds of kids lined up for the annual Easter egg hunt put on by the City of Chisago. Lucky finders of the golden eggs were awarded gift baskets
